N.M. AWMA: March 12th Meeting (second Tuesday this month only)!
The New Mexico Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) will hold its March meeting in the Banquet Room at the Golden Corral Buffet and Grill (10415 Central Avenue NE, northeast corner at Eubank) in Albuquerque on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 (to accommodate speaker’s schedule), at 11:30 a.m. For more information about AWMA, please visit: http://www.AWMA.org/.
Dave Thomas, President of New Mexicans for Science and Reason (NMSR), will present: “Climate Change: Just Nature, or are Humans the Problem?” How can we tell man-made warming from natural climate change? Why is carbon dioxide more worrisome than other greenhouse gases? Has the “Climategate” scandal really disproved global warming? Do we still need more data to decide? Dave, a New Mexico physicist and teacher, will discuss these topics. For more information about NMSR, please visit: http://nmsr.org/. For NMSR’s Anthropogenic Global Warming Fact Sheet, please visit: http://www.nmsr.org/nmsr_agw.htm. For Dave’s Albuquerque Journal Op Ed “Writer Wrong on Climate Change”, please visit: http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/02/04/opinion/writer-wrong-on-climate-change.html.
AWMA’s N.M. Chapter would like to express its appreciation to Scott Chazdon, Solar Consultant with Affordable Solar, for his February presentation entitled: “What can I, the individual, do?” In this day and age of global warming, mass pollution, and wanton destruction of our only ecosystem, it is certainly vital to work on a massive scale. It is also imperative to work on a local, individual scale as well. There are more than 6 billion folks on this beautiful rock in space. And 330 million folks living here in America; the richest country on the planet. If only a fraction of those folks were to look to their personal consumption and usage, it could make a huge impact for the better. It may seem that there is little that one person can do, but that is not the case. Scott works with Affordable Solar to provide businesses and residential home owners an alternative to electric utilities and the coal- / gas-fired grid. Scott’s presentation showed how you can both remove your electrical load from the grid and also lower your monthly electrical bill; all with the latest technology in clean, quiet power. Following his talk, Scott took everyone outside and showed off the Solar Roller trailer. For more information about Affordable Solar, please visit: http://www.affordable-solar.com/.
Thanks to those who submitted ballots for NM Chapter’s 2013 Board of Directors:
Chair Marcelle van Reenen HazAir Incorporated
Vice-Chair Martin Schluep Alliant Environmental, LLC
Secretary Mike du Mond Sandia National Laboratories / NM
Treasurer Jennifer Dann Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB)
Director I Scott Chazdon Affordable Solar
Director II Melissa Fetman Alliant Environmental, LLC
Director III Jonna Pander Spirit Environmental
Past Chair Heather Seus HazAir Incorporated
Student Rep. Mark Cal New Mexico Tech
UNM Rep. Bruce Thomson UNM’s Engineers Without Borders
AWMA’s New Mexico Chapter continues a popular service through this newsletter to exchange potential employment information. If you are an environmental professional seeking employment or an employer with vacancies, please respond to this E-Mail.
Seeking:
• No availability announcements received for this month.
Vacancy:
• No vacancy announcements received for this month.
AWMA’s local “sister” association, the New Mexico Society of Hazardous Materials Managers (NMSHMM), holds its monthly meetings on the third Wednesdays of the month at the Macaroni Grill, I-40 and Louisiana in Albuquerque at 11:30 a.m. For more information about the NMSHMM with direct links to certification and meeting information, please visit: http://www.NMSHMM.org/.
AWMA’s local “cousin” association, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) New Mexico Chapter, meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, at the MCM Elegante Hotel located at 2020 Menaul NE in Albuquerque. For more information about USGBC New Mexico Chapter events, please visit: http://www.usgbcnm.org/.
AWMA’s local “green” sheep of the family, the New Mexico GREEN Chamber of Commerce, serves “green drinks” the first Wednesday of every month, from 5:30 to 9:30 PM, Hotel Andaluz, 125 2nd Street Northwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102. For more information about the GREEN Chamber, please visit: http://nmgreenchamber.com/.
AWMA Chapter meetings are normally held the first Tuesday of the month, so please mark your calendars now to meet at the Golden Corral. An open Board of Directors meeting may precede each meeting at 11:00 a.m. To suggest meeting topics or volunteer as a speaker, please contact AWMA Vice Chair Marcelle van Reenen at (505) 412-3198 or E-mail her at: [email protected]. Guests and visitors are always welcome to meetings! No-host lunch (no RSVP or fee required – attendee pays for own buffet lunch and beverages). AWMA’s national Individual Member dues is now $180 while the N.M. Chapter’s Associate Member dues is still only $15 per year. For more information about the Chapter, please visit: https://awma-rmss.org/nmmeetings.htm. For more information about the Golden Corral, please visit: http://www.goldencorral.com/.
This AWMA New Mexico Chapter Newsletter is published monthly by the New Mexico Chapter. Subscriptions are available to full and associate members including interested individuals. With exception of articles derived from other sources, material may be reprinted with attribution. Opinions expressed are those of the authors unless clearly stated otherwise. Send change of address or other correspondence to 8 Monticello Drive Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87123-9601, or to officers: Chair, Heather Seus (505) 412-2192, [email protected]; Vice Chair, Marcelle van Reenen, (505) 412-3198, [email protected] Treasurer, Jennifer Dann, (505) 846-8781, [email protected]; or Secretary, Mike du Mond, (505) 294-7841, [email protected].